Use in Cancer : Zanazole (anastrozole) is approved to treat :
Breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have any of the following types of breast cancer:
- Early-stage, hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer. It is used in women who have already received other treatment.
- Locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is HR+ or hormone receptor unknown (it is not known whether it is HR+ or hormone receptor negative). It is used as first-line therapy in these patients.
- Advanced breast cancer that has gotten worse after treatment with tamoxifen citrate..
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